Spring guide to campus blooms

PLANT	LOCATION	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	JULY	AUGUST
Amelanchier	West Delaware Avenue, South Mall	*
Serviceberry shrub/tree, dark green leaves, short spikes of white 1" flowers
Autumnalis Cherry	Parking lots, Alumni Park	*
Spreading, deciduous tree, dark green leaves and pink flowers
Flowering Pear	Kent Way	*
Pyramidal shape tree, glossy foliage, snow-white blossoms
Okame Cherry	Parking lots	*
Upright oval-growing tree, deep green leaves, pink drooping flower clusters
Saucer Magnolia	Magnolia Circle, Mentors' Circle	*
Small, low-branched tree, large flowers--pinkish-purple outside, white inside
Star Magnolia	Alison Hall	*
Large shrub or small tree, medium/dark green leaves, large white 3" flowers
Yoshino Cherry	Mentors' Circle, Colonnade area	*
Spreading, deciduous tree, dark green leaves and white-pink flowers
Azalea	The Grove, Mitchell Hall		*
Spreading, deciduous shrub, dark green leaves and pink flowers; white flowers
Black Chokeberry	Bayard Sharp Hall		*
Large, round shrub, glossy green foliage, white 5-petaled flower clusters
Carolina Silverbell	South Mall, Clayton Hall, Mentors' Circle		*
Shrub/tree, elliptic leaves, deciduous, clusters of white drooping flowers
Coast Azalea	Mentors' Circle		*
Deciduous shrub, bluish green leaves and pinkish-white flowers
Constellation Dogwood	Morris Library		*
Pyramidal shaped tree, heart-shaped foliage, large white 4-petaled flowers
Crabapple	Smith Hall, Route 896 (near Bob Carpenter Center)		*
Small round topped tree, dark green leaves, pink/white drooping flowers
Dogwood	The Grove, Mentors' Circle		*
Small, spreading deciduous tree, oval leaves, large, greenish-white flowers
Elizabeth Magnolia	South Mall		*
Large shrub or small tree, 3-inch yellow-white flowers
Fothergilla	Memorial Hall, Colonnade, Main Street,		*
Deciduous shrub with blue-green foliage and white flowers	Kirkbride Hall, Mentors' Circle
Siberian Iris	Mentors' Circle		*
Perennial, tall stems, blue flowers
Jane Magnolia	Morris Library		*
Large shrub or small tree, single, funnel-shaped, bright purplish-red flowers
Kwanzan Cherry	Sypherd Hall, Perkins Student Center		*
Upright, spreading tree, large double drooping clusters of deep pink flowers
Paulownia	South of Memorial Hall		*
Deciduous tree, elliptic leaves, clusters of blue cascading blossoms
Pinkshell Azalea	Mentors' Circle		*
Shrub, small, narrow leaves, light pink 3-inch flowers
Red Chokeberry	Bayard Sharp Hall		*
Spreading, upright, deciduous shrub, small cream white 5-petal flower clusters
Redbud	The Grove, parking lot islands, Colonnade,		*
Small tree, heart-shaped dark green foliage, small purple flower clusters	Laird Campus, Mentors' Circle
Viburnum species	Parking lot islands, Alison Hall		*
Small shrub/tree, velvety green foliage, greenish-white flowers clusters
Coral Bell Species	Mentors' Circle, Colonnade		*	*
Perennials, tiny bell-shaped, purplish-red flowers on graceful 12"-18"spikes
Yellowwood	Mentors' Circle		*	*
Deciduous tree, broad leaves, 8"-12" long pendulous clusters of white flowers
Fringetree	The Grove, Pearson Hall			*
Small deciduous tree, elliptic leaves, small white hanging flower clusters
Itea (sweetspire)	Magnolia Circle, Mitchell Hall,			*
Spreading deciduous shrub, elliptic leaves, clusters of small white flowers	General Services Building., Mentors' Circle
Kousa Dogwood	Alison Hall, South Mall, Academy Building,		*
Deciduous small broadleaf bushy tree, white 5-petaled flowers	Mentors' Circle
Mountain Laurel	Magnolia Circle, The Grove, Academy Building			*
Evergreen shrub, oblong bluish green leaves, pinkish-white flower clusters
Oakleaf Hydrangea	The Grove, Colonnade, Mentors' Circle,			*
Large shrub, oak-like leaves, upright, clusters of small white to pink flowers	General Services Building
Pagoda Dogwood	Legacy Park, Pearson Hall			*
Deciduous tree, layered branches, flat clusters of small white flowers
Rhododendron	The Grove			*
Evergreen shrub, large paddle-shaped leaves, large, lavender flower clusters
Snowbell	Blue and Gold Club			*
Round broad shrub/tree, narrow, glossy green leaves, sprays of white blossoms
Spirea	Parking lot islands, Student Services Building,			*
Low, mounded shrub, clusters of tiny flowers	Smith Hall, East Hall
Sweet Azalea	Mentors' Circle			*
Deciduous shrub, blue-green leaves, fragrant star-shaped white flowers
Sweetbay Magnolia	Mentors' Circle, Magnolia Circle, The Grove,			*
Deciduous shrub/tree, green elliptical leaves, creamy white fragrant flowers	Colburn Lab, Clayton Hall
Blue Wave Hydrangea	Mentors' Circle, Blue & Gold Club			*	*
Large shrub, yellowish green leaves, large round cluster of blue flowers
Coneflower	Parking lots			*	*
Perennial plant, lance-shaped dark green leaves, large daisy like purple flowers
Hosta Species	Mentors' Circle, The Grove			*	*
Spreading perennial, bold foliage, tall spikes of lavendar lily-like flowers
Sorrel Tree	Mentors' Circle, Penny Hall			*	*
Deciduous tree, long drooping clusters of tiny white bell-shaped flowers
Coreopsis 'Flying Saucer'	Colonnade			*	*	*
Perennial, wiry green foliage, large golden yellow flowers
Coreopsis Moonbeam	Bayard Sharp Hall, Student Services Building,			*	*	*
Perennial, wiry silvery green foliage, pale lemon flowers	Mentors' Circle
Daylilies	Parking lot islands, West Delaware Avenue,			*	*	*
Perennial, long slender leaves, yellow flower clusters on long stems	Academy Building, Mentors' Circle
Black-Eyed Susan	Parking lot islands, Colonnade			*	*	*
Perennial, elliptical shaped leaves, golden yellow flowers
Butterfly Bush	Bayard Sharp Hall, Mentors' Circle			*	*	*
Medium-sized shrub, long lancelike leaves, upright clusters of white/pink flowers
Hypericum Species	Parking lot islands, Kirkbride Building,			*	*	*
Small shrub, symmetrical leaves, small yellow flowers
Aster Species	Parking lot islands, West Delaware Avenue,				*
Perennial, lance-shaped dark green leaves, dense purple flowers	Mentors' Circle
Russian Sage	Alumni Park, Academy Building				*
Perennial, silvery foliage, spires of lavender-blue flowers
Cardinal Flower	Mentors' Circle				*	*
Periennial, lance-shaped leaves, tall stems of tubular red flowers
Clethra Species	Magnolia Circle, Laurel Hall, Mentors' Circle,				*	*
Small shrub, silvery green leaves, fragrant pinkish-white flower spikes	General Services Building
Joe Pye Weed	Bayard Sharp Hall				*	*
Perennial shrub, serrated, lance-shaped leaves, upright pink/purple flower clusters
Autumn Joy Sedum	Perkins Student Center, Student Services Building					*
Perennial, oval leaves, broccoli-like florets turn from whitish green/pink to russet
Caryopteris	Parking lot islands, Mentors' Circle					*
Herbaceous shrub, silvery foliage, bright blue flowers
Franklinia	Mentors' Circle					*
Small tree, glossy green leaves, 3" flowers--white with yellow centers
Golden Fleece Goldenrod	Mentors' Circle					*
18" tall perennial, heart-shaped leaves, clusters of tiny yellow flowers
Liriope	Campus ground cover					*
Evergreen grass-like ground cover, lavender, purple flower spikes
Plumbago	Mentors' Circle					*
Perennial, foliage green to burgundy, clusters of blue 5-petaled flowers
Snakeroot	Mentors' Circle					*
Herbaceous perennial, oval pointed leaves, small heads of tiny white flowers